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Economic Indicator: Labor Force by Occupation
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Namibian Dollar
Currency Symbol: NAD
Labor force: 729,000 (2010 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 16.3% industry: 22.4% services: 61.3% note: statistics are for the formal sector only; about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)
Unemployment rate: 51.2% (2008 est.) 36.7% (2004 est.)